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July' Alf2,- 1927.

s. G. JpHNsoN DISPLAY BooK Filed De'c. 12. 1926 BSheets-Sheet '1 A July12, 1927.

s. G. JOHNSON DISPLAY BOOK Filed Dec. 13. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet Z atto:nap

. leaves may be simultaneously exposed or so Patented July 12, 1927. f.

sTANLEY e. JOHNSON,

E nETEoIT, MICHIGAN, AssIGNoETo THE EUEKHARET coivr- PANY, 0F DETROIT,MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICI-IIGirANY;v

DrsrLAY BooK.

iippiication aiedine'ember 13, i926. semaine. 154501. 'l

rThis invention relates-to loose-leaf binders adapted to be utilized aseasels for display purposes and so constructed that ythe front and backof the binder cover may be main# tained in inverted V relation whenoperating as anfeasel. f l

The object of theinvention is to provide a very simple. means ofmaintaining a flyleaf in a raised all intents yand purposes a VVextension of the member of the cover lformingthe front of the easel andpermits the display of leaves of the binder in open form, so thattwothat the leaves may be successively'turned to an upward position forthesuccessive ex-v posing of the underlying leaf or vice versa suoli asmay. be required. in the. case, of'a'y stenographers note 'contemplatingthe use of the fly-leaf in suoli relationv to the members of the V.coverthat,

book, the invention kalso f when the device is operating as an easel theparent as the Vversible cover comprisingv 'l boards connectedk togetherby an intermedi-v ate member spacing said boards to provide members ofthe cover forming the front of the easel are held in more or lessrigid yalinement-andactuate to maintain the said fly-leaf in a' fixed raised.position.

Further objects subsidiary to or resulting from the aforesaid objects orfrom'the construction or operation of the invention as it may be carriedinto effect, will become ap'- p said invention is hereinafter furtherdisclosed. Y n carrying the invention into effect, I may provide alo0seleaf rbinder with a refront and back accemmodationjfor a binderlmechanism secured to one of said boards proximate to saidA intermediatemember, as .distinguished from v its being secured actually to theintermediate member as is the common practicein loose-leaf binderconstruction, means being provided for relatively positioning the endsof said boards when 'reversed for use in easel forma-tion, and av il7-le'af carried by the binder mechanism, said fly-leaf being providedwith fasteners for its attachment in a raised position to the cover ormember of the binder entering yinto the formationrof the front of theeasel which is arranged for that purpose, so that such connection of thefly-leaf to the binder locks the said fly-leafl in such raised positionand braces the intermediate portion and the board of the binder positionso that itforms t0 forming the front ofthe eas-el in a' more or lessrigid alinement or relationship,` l All ofl which isrnore vparticularlydescribed and ascertained hereinafter, by wayy jofheX- ample, havingreferenceftfo the accompany# ing drawings, vwherein- Figure l is aperspective view of a loose@ l leaf binder easel embodying. the said.invention; f Figure 2 is a side elevationof the device closed; n

' Figurey 3 is a detail fragmentary sectional side .elevationillustratingl the principal felatures of theinvention; Y y Figure tis asimilar viewv tofFigurel yilustrating a modified formof ,the linvenon; Yy

igure 5 is a similarview'to' such modified formi-and" l Figure 6 is asimilar *view to Figure` 3 of the said modified form. Y

Similar characters of reference. indicate` Figure 2 of y similar partsin the severa-l guresiof the drawings. v' Y y 1;, y l and 2 Vare ,frontandbaclrboards 0f the mediate member 5 for-,ming a spacer for-the saidboards to pIOvide .room therebetween pended in a manner well known inthe use of loose-leaf binders. l p

9 isy a fly-leaf also carried by the ringssf? .of the binder mechanism,the `purpose-.0f

binder cover hinged at 3` and l tov an'inter! which fiy-leaf will behereinafter morefully 4 explained, and 1,0` isfan extension Vof the. fboard 2: of the binder .-coverlbeing iieXibly f hinged theretoI at l1and having` a hingedly attached flap 12V atA its eXtrenii1ty-1 Contraryto member 5 andata short distance fromthe will become duly apparent.

c thegeneral' practice thelbinder .mechanism 6 is carried by the board 2of the` binder cover instead of by the intermediate The cover lof thebinder is adapted tobefrk formed into an easel by inversely flexing theboard l on the hinge Stoform the back of the easel whereby th-e board 2and Vmember 5 form the front of the easel andthe eX- tension 10 `formsthe base, .the flap 12 of which is provided with studs 13V adapted tovbe engaged by snap fasteners 14 Acarried by the end portion of the saidboard 1.

vsaid intermediate member forreasons which Theparticular arrangement ofthe extension '10 as a means of securing the board 1 is'engaged by therings 7 loi' theY bindery inpositionfas the back of the easel is notVespecially important so far as this invention is concerned, as anysuitable means maybe employed forthat purpose andthe `essence* of theinvention lies in a general arrangem'entshown in detail in onev of itsforms -in Figure 3. g Y

Referringto Figures 1, 2 and 3 more particulaily, the fly-leaf 9 isindicated as yhavingits inner end disposed towards the binde;l mechanismdivided into two tongues 9? and 9b, the-first of which is iiexiblyconnected at 9c to the body ofthe fly-leaf and mechanism andthe othertongue 9b is 'of a substantially rigid extension of the iy-leat.

15y are fasteners carried by the saidiiyleaf adjacent the junction ofthe said tongues thereofand adapted whenthe fly-leaf is raised totheposition in Figures 1, 2 and 3,

to' be engaged with studs :16 on one' oi thev members Vforming the frontoiz" the easel, this being in theexample illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and3, the board 2 ot the binder cover.

Tlietongue 9* of the fly-leaf 9 is so proportioned that upon theengagementy of the fasteners lofthe studs 16 it maybe :held inengagement with the back oit the binder Y mechanism 6 asfclearlyillustrated in Figure 3, that, is, it is Vheld in the position in whichthe edges of the said tongues@b are main- Ytained and the rangle yformedbetween the sai-d binder mechanism and tlieboard'2 on whichl the bindermechanism is mounted.

:This forms a brace for the' iiy-leaf'when inv its raised or display,'position, so that it is well able'` to withstand theV weight-of anumber oleaves or, display cards which may be5 supported thereby, andthe flyleaiestvingY on the member 5 andy being secured to the studs 16of the member 2 resists the ten- Vdency o't the hinge 4 ltogive way.under the weight of thebinder mechanism and leaves carried thereby, .sothat the said members 2 and 5 are maintained in proximataaline- -ment to-a suticientextent to adequately perform their supportingfunctions.

In the modified arrangement shown in Figures 5 and 6, a simple Vily-leaf17 is shown in which the tongue 17a lis practically rigid therewith aiidis engaged by the rings 7 oit the binder mechanism, thesaid tongue 17aforming a more or less rigid link between the studs 19, in this casecarried by the member 5 and the rings of the binder mechanism, 15 beingthe snap fas'teneison the fiy-leail 17 for engagement with the saidstuds v19.v This practically rigid connection between said `studs 19 andthe rings of the binder holds Vthe member 5 against undue' flexion withrespect to the member 2 when the said ily-leaf is in itsi raised ordisplay position, so that the members 5 and 2 are adequatelysupported'against relative flexion by the said ily-leaf, and theily-leaf is effectively maintained inA its raised display position, .sothat the use oia braces of any `Vcharacter behind vthe fly-leaf toeffect its vsupport is rendered unnecessary.

This invention may be developed within theV scope ofthe following claimswithout departing trom the essential features ofthe said invention, andit is desired'tliat Athe speciiication and drawing be read as merelyillustrative and not in a limiting sense, eX- cept as necessitated bythe priori'art. l' What I claim is v l 1. In a loose-leaf binder,l areversible cover con'iprising front and back boards, binder mechanismsecured to one oie saidboards, Aa

fly-leaf swingably mounted on said binder mechanism, and a tongue onsaid ily-lealiV` means relatively positioning said boards whenreversedifor use .in easel iormatioina ily-leaf, swingably mounted onVsaid binder mechanism, and a tongue on said -fly-leatl adapted to engagebehind thel binder mech-r anism when the fly-leaf is in its raisedposition. Y

In testimon 'whereof I affix in signature. Y b

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